The Ellis Railroaders narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Norton Bluejays 2-1.
Ellis had a slow start but a hot finish: after dropping the first set, they turned around to win the next two. The final set scores came out to 24-26, 25-16, 25-22.
Norton's loss on Tuesday came despite strong showings from Leah Clark and Halle Pfannenstiel. Clark had 32 assists and six digs, while Pfannenstiel had 13 digs.
Ellis' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-7. As for Norton, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven matchups. That's taken a bite out of their 2-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, Ellis and Norton will both be playing Hill City the next time they take the court. The Bluejays will head out to face the Ringnecks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, while the Railroaders will play them later in the day, at 6:30 p.m.
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